The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 39, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 May 1849 — Page 2

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THE COURIER.

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FOR GOVERNOR,

O N A A S O N OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THOMAS S. STANriELD,

OF ST. JOSEPH COTNTY.

A 8 E E I O N

j^-We tre authorised toannounce STEPHEN H. TAYLOR ns a candidate for Recorder, at the August election. $y\\'c are authorised to announce JOHN H. BURN AM ns a candidate for Recorder of Vigo, at the enauing August election.

TTWe arc authorised to announce SAMUEL HAGER aa a candidate for the office of Recorder, at the next August election. fc5r\Vc art uthorized to announce DAVID BELL as a candidate for the office of Recorder, nt the next August Election.

Congressional Convention. Wc presume no ono will now doubt the necessity of a Convention to nominate a candidate for Congress in this District. Mr. WM. G. COFFIN has announced himself a candidate irrespective of a Convention, and Mr. C. NAVE has also announced himself a candidate, if there is no Convention.

As the Whig papers in the District have agreed that Terre Haute shall be the placc, we suppose there will be no trouble adopting the time,for the Convention. The 14th of June is settled upon by the papers hero, and if there is no objection by papers in other parts of the District that will be the time.

FIRES.—Since the rcccnt great fire in St. Louis, fires seem to be very fashionable. The Eastern pnpers bring accounts of a destructive fire nt Wntertown, N. Y., on Sunday, May 13th, destroying nearly all the business portion of the village, including three banks, the post office, three printing offices, surrogate's office, nvo hotels and thirty stores. Loss #250,000 about $100,000

saved by insurance. The fire origiimtcd by accident in the wood house of the American Hotel. All the contents of the post office, including the Northern and Southern mails, were burned. One life is known to be lost.

Milwaukie, Wisconsin, has also suffered by fire to the amount of $60,000. The town of Franklin, Johnson Co. Ind., was visited by a fire on Saturday, the 19th inst. destroying a number of buildings, shops, stores, the Post office and Court House. Most of the books were got out of the Court House, but what amount of the public records was destroyed is not yet ascertained. This fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.

A fire at Fort Wayne, Ind.. on the 21st, destroying property to the amount of 830,000.'

Cholera.

The number of now cases and deaths ofcholcra, in Cincinnati, for seventeen days, ending on Saturday last, are reported by the Board of Health at 393, deaths 87.

The Gazette of Tuesday states the number of new cases from Saturday noon to Sunday noon, nt 12, deaths 6. New cases within the last 24 hours 12, deaths 1.

Tho Board of Health at Chicago report 20 cases of cholera, and 12 deaths from that diseaso for the period between 2d and 13th May. Thoy report also, according to the Chicago Journal, "that of this numbor, nearly every one was atnong the foreign residents and transient population, who had neglected proper remedies and preventives."

The St. Louis Reveille of Wednesday says:—"The total number of deaths for the week ending on yesterday, at 12 o'clock, is one hundred and ninety-two, of which one hundred and twenty-eight were from cholera. This is a decline of seventy-eight on the mortality of the preceding woek.

Tho sextons have reported thirtyNcvcn interments for last Monday, twen-ty-four of which* were from cholera. Thus, though we have a falling off on the preceding week, the mortality for tho few past days has greatly increased.**

The St. Louis Republican of Wednesday says:—Notwithstanding the grew calamity which has recently befallen this city, our merchants, with their usual promptitude and energy, have again set to work—some taking active means to repair damages, while others, whose lossos are comparatively small, have resumed the even tenor of their way. Yesterday there was a fair degree of animation in the Producc market, and quite a number of sales transpired as will be seen from our report of the market in another column.

DEATH OF GEN. WORTH.—The New Orleans Picayune, of the ICth, states that Gen. Worth died of cholera at San Antonio on the 17th inst. The cholera is raging thcro in its worst form, and there have been upward* of 100 deaths. Gen. W. had lately gone to Ban Antonio with his family to assume the command of that military d'-pannunt.

Pretty Rich,

The Evansville Journal of May 19, "publishes a very warm article in defence of Judge Embree, which the Journal says is from tho Cincinnati Enquirer and precedes the article with an editor" ial complimentary of the Enquirer, and agreeing with its sentiments. It says

DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY.—It Is very seldom that we are called upon to chronicle a complimentary notice of, or even an act of justice done to, a prominent Whig by a Democratic paper, and the following, which we copy from the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, of Wednesday Inst, the leading paper of that party in Ohio if not in the West, will certainly prove no less gratifying to the friends of Judge Embree, than it is unexpected. It is a just rebuke to those sheets in this district and State that have attempted to create a prejudice against Judge Em* bree.

It further says "it is true as the Enquirer says" that "no man more devoted to economy and reform, had a seat in the last Congress," and "if such a man shall for such cause be defeated there can hardly be a rational hope of ever effecting the retrenchments and corrections so greatly needed," and "we agree with the Enquirer" that "the attempt may as well be abandoned." The Journal then recommends this fairness of the Enquirer to Democratic papers, for imitation.

We read the article with much gratification, although we thought it strange such defence of a Whig should come from so bitter a partizan paper as the Enquirer. We could not but admire its honesty, and laid down the Journal pretty well pleased with mankind in general and the Locofocos in particular. Picking up the New York Tribune, a moment afier, our attention was attracted by an editorial that seemed to be very much like the one we had just read in the Evansville Journal, complimented by its editor and credited to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Upon examination, we found it was precisely the same. Of course our good opinions vanished, and we resumed our former thinking that the Locofocos are no better than they ought to be, and that the editor of the Journal had better put on his spectacles the next time he quotes from his exchanges.

DEFAULTERS.—The defalcation of ELI MOORE, Mr. Polk's New York Marshal, is put down at §25,000. The defalcation of Major SCOTT, late Navy agent at Washington is estimated at $60,000.— Ho had held the office for 14 years, and speculation is assigned as the cause.— Charges aro said to exist against a high officer in the War Department, relutive to frauds upon the Government, in the way of forged land warrants and other claims of dead soldiers, that have no existence. This matter is undergoing investigation.

These are fine specimens of office holders appointed by Democratic power. Wonder how many more of them are to be found in the offices throughout tho country. The Democratic papers have not heard any thing about the defaulters, though their hearing is exceedingly acute when a Democrat is removed.

OUR FOREIGN RBLATioNs.-Thc Washington correspondent of tho Philadelphia Ledger, says Senor Rosa, the Mexican Minister resident at Washington, has drawn up a solemn protest against the conduct of the American Government, in regard to the Protocol in the Treaty of Peace, and handed a copy of it to each foreign Minister in Washington, with tl.e request to have the matter brought to the cognizance of their respective governments.

Pic Nic.—A very delightful Pic Nic came off on Tuesday afternoon last, at tho old Pic Nic ground a few miles above town. Quyte a number of young ladies and gentlemen were in attendance to enjoy a pleasant afternoon in the country. The ladies of course cast a charm on all around. Ladies and Champagne irresistible thoy are very much alike too, for they both sparkle, and both have the same effect in taking away the senses separate, they are hard to contend against, but when they come together, any ono is excusable for breaking a trace or being run away with. They are also well calculated to inspire tender "feelins," which are apt to be expressed in a stroll among tho trees, with no witnesses but tho birds and the flowers, and they will never tell any thing about it. We are in favor of Pic Nics.

VIRGINIA ELECTION.—The next Legislature of Virginia will have a Locofoco majority of 10 in the Senate and 12 in the House, joint ballot 22. In the last Legislature the Locofoco majority was 26.

CIRCUS.—By reference to advertise ment it will be seen that Mabie's Circus is to be hero the ilth and 12th of

June.

NEW YORK RIOT.— Coroner's Surfs Verdict.—The jury returned a verdict, in substance,as follows:

The jury believe, under all tho circumstances. that the military were jusgfiable in firing upon the mob at the Astor 1*1 ace Opera House on the night of Thursday, tho 10th of May, thereby causing the deaths of a number of persons who were directly or indirectly engaged in said riot. Tho jury also expressed an opinion, that had a larger police force been called out, the necessity of a resort to the use of the military tmghi have lioen nvoided.

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Tremendous Fire at St. LOB is. Twent)f-tMo steamboat» burned— The principal businest houses ashes.~lie• publican. Reveille and Organ offices destroyed—Loss estimated at jive millions.

ST. Louis, May 18th, P.M.

Our city was visited last night by the most destructive Firo that ever occurred in the WestJThe principal Banking Houses. Insurance Offices, and most extensive business houses, are destroyed, and it is utterly Impossible to form any estimate of the loss.

About 10 o'clock last night, the steamer White Cloud, laying at the head of the Levee, took fire, and the flames were soon communicated to the Edward Bates. The moorings of the latter were burned, and the boat floated down the river, setting fire to such boats as wore unable to get out,but a strong wind prevailing, the whole levee was soon enveloped in flames*

The following boats with cargoes were destroyed:— White Cloud, Edward Bates: Belle Isle Taglioni Boreas No. 3 American Eagle, Sarah, Kit Kareon, Montank Timour Acadia Mamaluke Prairie State Eudion: St. Peters Red Wing Alexander Hamilton Martha Eliza Stewart Mandan General Brooke Frolic also a number of barges and wood boats.

The heat from the burning boats, which was most intense, fired the stores along the Levee, commencing at L»cust street, and in the heat of business from Locust street, for three quarters of a mile down the Levee, and extending back to Second street, nearly every building within this line is in ruins. To give particulars at this time, is impossible.

The Republican Office with its extensive materials and machinery was destroyed. The New Era. Organ, Reveille, and Anzieger Des Westerns Offices shared a similar fate, some of them saving a greater portion of the material.

The Telegraph Office, the Banking Houses of Denoist, J. J. Anderson, Presburgh & Co, Clark & Bro, Nesbit & Co. and E. P. Tesson, were all destroyed the vaults however are supposed to be safe.

In tho burnt districts, were the most extensive business houses, with a large amount of stock on hand, very little of which was saved.

The loss is estimated at five millions, but how much of this is covered by insur ance it is impossible to say.

Another Destructive Fire.

A large portion of Milwaukie in ashes sixty thousand dollars worth of property destroyed.

MILWAUKIE, May 17th P. M.

A fire broke out this morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, which, before it was extinguished, destroyed property to the amount of fifty or sixty thousand dol lars.

The fire originated in the building occupied by Mr. W. Hawkin, as a planing and stave factory, and from the combustible material about the premises, the building, together with Davis and Moore's ^re, was burned S. Davis' Livery Stable was nearly consumed before the engines arrived on the ground. The fire spread with great rapidity.— Ludingston's brick building, occupied by the Sentinel and Gazette Offices, was destroyed. Mr. Hawkins lost everything in his building—no insurance

Davis and Moore lost their stage barn, wagon shops, blacksmith's shop, four post conches, and all their stock, with 5000 bushels of Oats—loss $8000 —no insurance.

S. P. Davis' Livery Stable, with grain, hay, carriages, &c., were all destroyed —loss $6000 insured for $4000. All the building from the corner to Ludingston's on the West side of Water street, was destroyed, except Metcalfs Meal Market, and the Saddlery ef G. Dyer.

The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.

Steamboat Empire Sunk—Twelve Lives Lost! BUFFALO, May 18, P. M.

The steamboat Empire was run into last night by a schooner near Newburgh, and sunk. Twelve passengers were drowned. SECOND DISPATCH—MORE LIVES

LOST!

NEW YORK, May 18, P. M.

I hear from Newburgh that the steamboat Empire is still submerged to the promenade cabins.

Tho boat is supposed to contain the dead bodies of a number of persons, who were drowned. It is now estimated that at least twenty or thirty persons were lost. Eleven bodies have already been found. In pumping the water from tho boilers, the body of a young lady was found.

The boat is not insured.

PROGRESS OF THE OVERFLOW IN NEW ORLEANS.—Great alarm continues at New Orleans in consequence of the overflow of a large part of the city. The Picayune of the 15th says: "The rise of water in the rear of the city continues, and its encroachments are constantly causing damage and trouble to those who unfortunately reside in the damp districts. The water on Julia and Girod streets is this morning up to Phillippa street, and Common street is also inundated opto the same line. The water is pouring over the north bank of the New Canal with great force, and as long as this is the case, the rise below will continue. It is hoped, however, that the beneficial efforts of the outlets through the ridge and the operations of the draining machines will soon be felt in the city. By this evening we shall probably have news from the crevas*OK! a more definite character, and we shall be able to form a more correct opinion in regard to the continuation of the overflow.

William H. Mitchell, a brother of the exiled Irish patriot, has been appointed a clerk in the Home Department at Washington.

MONET KOT COXTAGIOTTS.—An Aberdeen paper states, that whilst the prayer book, together with all the clothes of a diseased cholera patient, were carefully burnt, six £1 notes, found on his person were religiously preserved.

Canadian Affairs.

Canadian Cmrsmmdentm of $ke N P. MONTREAL, May fi. 1849, To the Editors qf the 1ribu*e:

Thing* here have by thli time •ubaid. ed into their accustomed state of tranquility. There was no guard last night, for the first time, at the Government House and our citizens, now that the excitement which prompted them to the outrage has subsided, begin to appreciate the esponse of the folly they have committed. I am sorry to say that the majority are too barbarous to express much concern for the loss of the libraries but everybody knows that Government paid £1,800 per anum to the city, by way of rent for the building, and this sum must now be made up by increased taxation, which we can ill bear.

We are beginning to shake, too, lest we should lose the seat of Government. At present we have no building in town, that can be rendered very suitable for Parliamentary purposes, whereas there are capital buildings at Quebec, at Kingston, and at Toronto. Already motions are before the House declaring the propriety of a move, and on Monday the question will be debated. It is not very wonderful that members who have been afraid to stir from their lodgings for a week should desire to punish those who have terrified them, and to protect themselves against the like outrages for the future, by leaving this city but there will be so many rival claims, that I believe it will be found necessary to stay where they are. If so, the building that will be used will be the Masonic Hall, built by Mr. Hays, which was opened three weeks ago, for the Bachelor's Ball. It is part of the same building as ihe Theatre. ^11 sorts of theories, too, for our future government are propounded in and out of the House. The Papineauists and old family-compact people from Canada West, desire to dissolve the Union because that would give them, respectively, greater influence in the divided portions. Here, in .Montreal, all the English speaking portion of the community now talk about annexation as a remedy, if the Queen refuses to let the mob of this city dictate to the whole province in Parliament assembled.Another favorite scheme is to annex a largo and most irregular-shaped portion of Lower Canada to Upper Canada, and let the French, as the phrase goes, "cut their own throats" as they like, in the remaining territory which our magnificence condescends yet to spare them. All these schemes, in short, have but one end. If you ask, "Why do you want annexation?" there is no intelligent allusion to the advantages or disadvantages to arise from such a change but "Oh it would put down the French!" Then if you would object that to join the Un ion as we are, a united State, would leave us in precisely the same condition as to all our State legislation, while to divide the Provinces according to any rational method, would place the Eng lish of Lower Canada as they were before the union, entirely under the

French rule, you are referred to some fantastical territorial division, which, it is taken for granted, would necessarily find as much favor at Washington as here. Whatever may be the ultimate result of these speculations, my own opinion is, that the plans are as chimerical, nbsurd—and, in fact, meaningless —as the motive is unwoithy.

I doubt much whether our high-hand measures will be at all approved by the farmers in Upper Canada, who returned the present majority in Parliament. As to the French, 1 gave you my opinion as to their want of public spirit in my last but I must say, also, that I never could learn from their worst haters, what acts of tyranny they have ever perpetrated. In the Old Parliament of Lower Canada, they had always a large majority, yet i'hey encouraged the utmost religious freedom, and were often opposed by the Legislative Council, consisting of British merchants. Their seigniorial system is a curse but no one can suppose the mass of the people have any desire to continue it, though their ignorance and the manner in which they have always been in the hands of seigniorial agitators like Viger and Papineau, have prevented them turning their attention to its abolition.— Mr. Lafostiane, however, promised the first step in that way this session.

The petitions to the Queen, on the one hand to disallow the bill, and recall

bill, are still being numerously signed. The latter, so far as they come from this part of the world, will havo but few British or Irish names—for the Irish are this time in general with the British and Orangemen—except those who are dependent on the ministry. I am not sure about Canada West both sides boast the ministerialists, however, in much the lowest tone.

Col. Bruce, the former Governor General's brother, and aid-de-camp, goes home by the next packet with all the petitions and addresses in his favor, and we shall await the result here with much anxiety.

I confess that though I am very sorry the bill has passed, I should be still more so if it were disallowed. Should this happen we shall have a general election of the most turbulent character, with bloodshed and riot throughout the country. If the elections go in favor of the present Ministry, things will then have come to a dead lock they will again press the same measure as a thing of course. If the present opposition sue ceed, they can only do so by a very small majority, because we know beforehand that the whole body of Irish will be against them. Then we ahall have the same impudent and corrupt buying of votes as under Lord Metcalfe, ana the whole theory of responsible Government again ripped up. On the other hand, if the British Government firmly support Lork Elgin, however unpalateable at the moment, we shall have this wholesome doctrine established, that the will of the majority is to be the rule of Government. I hope and believe this to be the case otherwise every man who can get up a riot will be an influential power in the State.

The truth is, Great Britain did right to relinquish tho management of oar concerns into our own bands but she might and ought, at first starting, to

Lord Elgin, and on the other to pass the^ ^en they are uppermost they seize «,. ii

have distinctly excepted such cases as the present, in which wrong has been done to those who stood by her in time of trial. 8he neglected that precaution, and much evil has resulted. Now she cannot recur to it without oversetting the entire principle of popular Government.

You will see we are likely to get direct water communication to your city, of dimensions fit for our largest inland vessels. I believe the Bostonians are the folks who are te find the money. At any rate,! am assured it can and will be found.

Yours, truly.

***From the St. LtmU RtpMie**. pork-packinff in the West—Number of Hogs slaughtered in the Past Season.

It has been very difficult to arrive at the correct estimate of the number of hogs slaughtered in this part of the West but with our own inquiries on the subject, aided by tho kind assistance of some of our friends among the dealers in provisions, we are enabled to lay before our readers a statement which we rely on as mainly correct.

The Cincinnati Chronicle, at the close of the packing season, estimated the number of hogs killed on the Ohio and tributaries as about equal to last year's report, though less at many of the prominent points. Say— Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Wabash, 1,000,000 Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi, 581,000 making in the whole 1.581,000, being 81,000 over last year's yield in the West.

Under this aspect of the subject, it is difficult to predict for the future, but &s the stock is larger than it was last year, and the exports for the first quarter of the year to the first of April were about the same, it is most likely that no higher rates will prevail for the balance of the season than last year and, without a further export demand, it looks as if the market might be depressed and lower prices would prevail.

The amount of exports to the Pacific will not equal the extra demand for the army last year, and hence it is fair to infer that we shall not occupy as favorable ground for good prices, and would caution our friends against large expec tations.

The markets abroad are generally dull, and, if the stock of meats on hand at this date should remain in this country, there is no probable chance of any advance.

In regard to the article of lard, does not appear that the stock is excess ive. A large amount of meat was put up in long middles, and the price in the packing season was too low to induce Tenderers to use the side, and as a large amount is held by operators, who can afford to lay out their investment, it may be regarded as a safe article, and more likely to pay than brine meats.

The chief demand at this point, for California, has been for side bacon, and the stock here has been reduced, so that it may be relied on as likely to do well. The same may be said of shoulders, of which the stock is hot equal to the aver age of last year, and the price may keep up to rates that will pay.

The Republican gives a table show ing the number of hogs slaughtered on the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri.

The number slaughtered at St. Louis is set down at 90,000. The table sums up— On the Mississippi, 277.560 On the Missouri, 72,200 On the Illinois, 219,000

Total,

eyerylhiug as a naturai right

568,760

The editor of the New York Tribune takes the following view of proscription and of the present Locofoco outcry on the subject: "No PROSCRIPTION."—We have peatedly asked those who declaim that the new administration is proscriptive to tell us what, in their judgment, it ought to do in the premises, but as yet we can extort no answer. Gentlemen, why not tell us what, according to your views, would be a just won-proscriptive policy? Do you think it would be such to continue in office the great mass of the present incumbents? that is to say, to allow the party which has had an almost un interrupted monopoly of the desirable offices for twenty years to continue it for an indefinite future period, although the sceptre has departed from their hands?

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when they

go down we are asked to allow them to keep almost every thing until they get up again, when they will take the little thev have lost meantime by death or resignation. Who does not see that this is not proscribing but rewarding pro scription—is saying to the young men of the country: "If you ever hope or wish to have a chance to fill a public station, you must act with the Locofoco party, for they are to have the offices, whether in the ascendant or not"? Did any sane man ever expect this, or understand Gen. Taylor as pledged to it.

For our own part, we are most anxious to come to an understanding now, and have thi matter «ettled on a right basis. We loathe the idea ofhaving all the postmasters, tidewaters, &c., in the counfy changed whenever there is a political overturn in the country. But show us the just and practicable rem edy. Stop your absurd whining and groaning against a proscription you would be very glad to practice, and tell us how it may be fairly dispensed with. We are ready to consider and concur in any equal proposition. Where is it? What now seems to us most prateable as a partial cotreetive, is the election of postmasters by the people, according to some well digested system. So of marshals, district attorneys. &c., subject to removal by the President if they prove disobedient or unworthy.^ Gentlemen opposite! what your antidote to proscription?

Dr. Holland has started a new theory with regard to the functions of the hair. He says it is a safety valve to the nervous system, forming a connection between the nervous organs and the g**eat principle pervading the universe. He says the

profuseIJess

of hair is always

proportionate to the prevailing vital energies.

FOREIGN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.

One Week Later froi Bqrope*

ST,

Joint's,

N.

B.

MAY, 16, A. M.§g

The Canada, Capt. Judkins with 82 passengers, arrived at Halifax on Monday evening at half past 6 o'clock, making with two exceptions, the quickest passage out on record, and quicker *ro^n 2 to 3 days than she ever performed the passage before.

The Canada brings Paris dates to the evening of the 2d, London of the 3d, and Liverpool to the afternoon of the 4tb mst. She was to have left Halifax at 8 o'clock, and may therefore be looked for at New York early on Thursday morning

The London money market cotn«nues steady, and English securities are on the advance. Consols for money and account opened on Friday at 92^-.

There is no material decrease in the stock of Bullion held by the bank of Eng land. The total amount of gold shipped to the U. States exclusive of 25.000 pounds on board the Canada,is stated at £411.900.

The accounts from New York by the Niagara of the fluctuation of Exchanges, has tended materially to check the exportations of specie. There is an improved demand in the London market for American stocks, more particularly Pennsylvania 5 per cents—that stock is quoted at 77a79 which is the only stock mentioned in the London papers.

Official notice of the intervention of Russia in Hungary has been received at Paris. The number of men placed at the disposal of Austria is 80,000. Another account states the number to be 150,000.

The Hungarians have beaten the Aus trians and have almost driven them out of the country. The greatest alarm prevails at Vienna, and has had the effect to reduce Reditzy's demand on Piedmont from 123,000,000 to 80,000,000 francs.

The King of Prussia has definitely refused the imperial crown. There had been a slight outbreak in Berlin. The war in Schleswig continued, and there was no prospect of peace.

It is said that the Tuscan troops had entered Leghorn, and the Sicilians, beaten at all points, have virtually submitted to the King of Naples.

More troops were to leave France for Rome. It was reported that those under Ordinot had reached that place, and the Romans had risen in favor of the people, and that Messesiere and the repub lican government had fled, and that the people would be compelled not only to grant an armistice, but desirable reforms

Accounts from India report the entire termination of the war on the Punjaub. The breach between Napoleon and his cousin Napoleon Bonaparte has wid ned into a serious quarrel. Canadian affairs have been incidently alluded to in Parliament, but the ministry have been very guarded in their expression.

The trade of France is rapidly improving, and the import duties of March have been more than doubled when compared with the same month last year. The increase of exports is also equally apparent.

At the London Corn Exchango on Friday there was scarcely any business done. Floating cargoes of Indian Corn on the coast found buyers at 32a33s. per quarter. Good brands of Flour were offered at 24s., without attracting attention.

LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.—May 5.Another feeling of depression has come upon the grain trade. The weather has lately become very favorable to the growing crops, which causes buyers to confine their purchases to immediate waqts At Mark Lane, on Monday last, English wheats sold generally at a decline of one shilling to two per quarter. Foreign wheat has also meta very limited de mand, although a similar deduction was accepted. In the value of both Flour and Indian Corn a slight concession was made. On the following day at Liverpool a limited demand for Wheat and Flour was experienced, and former prices were barely maintained.

Indian corn was in brisk request, and regained the depression last noticed. Indian Meal sold at 1 Is. per bl. yesterday. The London market was dull and very little business doing. Flour was sold at 23s. and towards the close of business that price was not obtainable, although holders refused 22s. 6d. for considerable quantities, and some transact ions have taken place at 22s. 6d. per bbl Prime Ohio is quoted at 23a.24s. 6d. Indian Corn has improved in demand, and.sold at 31 a 32s for white. The im ports of American grain and produce during the past week comprised 7510 bbls. and 29.018 quarters of Indian Corn, and 981 bbls of Indian meal.

LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET.-May 5—Of cured provision, the produce of America, the imports of the last week are as follows:—1274 tierces of Beef, 3,118 bbls. Pork. 7.532 cwt. Bacon, 442 casks of Hams, 1,181 bbls. and 600 kegs of Lard, 248 boxes Cheese, and 31 bbls. of Tallow. Beef is in better request, and prices are steady. Pork is lower, both Western and Eastern shoulders are in good demand. Lard is in moderate request, the imports being light, and holders are firm. But little business is doing in Cheese, the supplies being short.

SNAKE HUNTING.—The St. Francisville. La., Chronicle says: For about a week past, some few of our citizens have enjoyed themselves in shooting snakes, in the back water near our town. They seem to seek refuge in the trees, where, it is supposed, they resort to bask in the sun. They have succeeded in destroying upwards of one thousand, and they still exist in abundance. They have been known to take lodgings in- some of the houses in Bayou Sara, when the occupants of the dwellings are sometimes greatly frightened by discovering them snugly ensconsed in beds prepared for their own comfort and convenience.. We have not participated in the sport, but have been informed that it is rare fun.

GOLD PENS.—It is said to have been ven in evidence, in a trial before the ew York Courts, that 9100 worth of gold pens can be made from an ounce of gold, costing $16.

from the New Orleans Picayune.

Farther Arrivals from Tweatjr* two Days Later from California* We received yesterday, by tim bark Plymouth, Capt. Perkins, and the brig uma, Capt. Higftins, from Vers Crust, the former the 30th tilt., ami the latter the 1st inst., files of the Monitor, the Uni versal, sad the Sig!o, from the city of Mexico to the 26th nit., and the Jalapn Zetnpoalteca to the 27th, inclusive. In these we find much further information trom California, wliich^we proceed to

A short time before the Fanny left, one of the boat's crews belonging to the U. b. flag ship Ohio ran away with boat ana all. They were pursued, captured, and brought back. Shortly after, ths crew being called to perform some duty, they re* fused to turn out or obey ihe orders of the officers in consequence of which about thirty of the lead' ere were confined in irons—a court martial was being held on board the Ohio, and it was the opinion that Com. Jones would hang a number ot the conspirators. There was much disaffection in the navy. All of tlie officers of the sloop*of-war SL Mary's had been tried by a court martial save two.

The U. S. propeller Massachusetts arrived at San Francisco on the 25th of March. Owing to the immense number of people at riving at Sur Francisco, the country is in a very iiwecare state. There is a great want of an efiecti ve military force, and the extension of the laws of the United States over the territory. Yours, fcc., J. p.

The Monitor, of the 24th ult., states that a file of the Alta« alifornia, published at San Frsncisco had just come to hand, reaching up to the 15th of March These state that several meetings had takeniplsce there, at which resolutions were passed to organize a legislative ssombly composed of fifteen members, charged with the task of framing laws for the preservation of order and tlie protec tion of trade and commerce within the district of San Francisco. It was also resolved that three judges should be elected for the administration of justice.

We saw a letter yesterday dated tlie 24th ult., at Vera Cruz, from a foreign merchant, which confirms the above intimation given by the iglo. It is represented that the people of California had organised a government, which disavowed the authority of Gen. Smith as Governor, and had annulled his prohibition excluding foreigners from working the mines. Thinking it quite probable that Gen. Smith had modified the order which he promulgated at Panama, we were at first inclined to suppose that such modification, upon a populur representation made to him, had been confounded with a disavowal of his authority, but it would appear that something more serious has occurred, though precisely what we do not understand. The convention which it was proposed to hold in March to organise government was definitely postponed to the first Tuesday in May (May 1st) as wc had supposed, but it is possible that the necccsaity of an earlier organization became apparent, and that the convention proceeded to their »vork as first intended, and that the legislative assembly above named is a part of its work. On this point we must await further news, for we are not willing to suppose for a moment that Gen. Smith's authority has been suspended. It could not fail to be known to our correspondent at Mazatlan, and he would not have neglected to mention it.

The Monitor, two days earlier, ft he 22d) says Gen. Smith has organised a good police, and tacitly permits every one who chooses to dig at the placers that it would be impossible for him at the present time to hinder them. This, we presume, is about the extent of the difficulty. The satnw paper says that every successive arrival increases the excitement about the gold region.

The following is on extract from a letter addressed to the editors of the Monitor by a merchant at San Francisco, dated March 9: "It appears that throughout the immenw extent of the placers you cannot find a foot of ground without gold, and there aro Bpots where from each cradle (oaten) full of earth the adventurer washes out a pound of precious ore. "The activity in this part is extraordinary, and the circulation of money prodigious. Everything is high in price, more particularly manual labor and the transit of goods. The freight of a barge from here to the landing place ot Santa Clara,

(three leagues from San Jose) is from $400 to $500. Hero wretched hacks of horses sell for *50 in San Jose $100.. Food for one man is $5 a liny.

From San Francisco to San Jose,

*3

ram a brings

down Our dates from San Frnnci9co to tlie 59th of March, or tweoty-two days later than we published yesterday. [Correspondence of the Picayune.]

MAZATLAN, March 9,1649.

GENTLEMEN: The Pferutian WJc Jaftrry, Captde Brot, arrived here on the 7th inst., direct from San Francisco, whence she sailed on the 29th ult.

bjr

land, it is

twenty leaeues thence to tho quicksilver mint's now working by Mr. Forbes, it is four leagues and to the placers sixty leagues more.

The preceding winter had been exceedingly severe, both in California and in Oregon. A report was put in circulation that a good placer had been discovered in the latter territory, but a party of men who went to explore the banks of Powder and Burnet rivers (Powder and Burnet rivers, probably tributaries of Lewis's Forks,) the site of the supposed placer, but they returned without finding anything like what was reported.

In the middle of January of tins year the placers were covered with snow notwithstanding this many persons continued digging. It was, however, understood that immediately the rivers began to rise, which event was shortly expected to take place, all the works would be abandoned.

Several meetings had been held in San Francisco for the purposo of opposing the introduction of slavery into the country, with a view to put to greater profit the labor of tho Indians. The Indians in California number lfi,950 in New Mexico 31,900. California contains 448,691 square miles, and New Mexico 77,387 square miles.

The diligence which left Vera Cruz on the 19th ult., at night, was robbed by ten bnrglars, five on horseback and five on foot. They robbed and maltreated the passengers, tore the mail bag to pieces and extracted a portion of the correspondence.— The diligence which arrived at Vera Cruz from tho interior, was robbed between Calera and the Garita of Queretnro. By all accounts, the road from Vera Cruz to the capital is more than usually infested with robbers, but wc mentioned yesterday that the Governor of the State was about to organize a police force to protect travelers on the road.

The cholera seems to be proceeding towards the capital. It was at the last accounts not far from Puebla. the people of which town were in consternation at the prospect of a visit from the scourge.

A woman who was captured by the Indians of Durango, has been ransomed for the sum of fiftytwo dollars.

A STATESMAN'S MIND.—The London Examiner gives the foilowing analysis of Mr. Gladstone's mind: "His mind is a dialectical mill, in which everything is ground so dust. It separates and qualifies and refines, till you lose all understanding of what tho thing is reduced to. The more he teaches, the less is comprehended: his arguments begin with an intelligible breadth, and then taper and taper away, finer by degrees and beautifully less, till they become impalpable to the sense. Ashe proceeds he attenuates till he is lost, like the guaua percha harness when warm, which leaves the carriage a mile behind, the traces drawn out to the fineness of gossamer, the vehicle not drawn at all."

SLAVERY EIGKTV YEASS AGO.-Eighy years ago, slavery existed in Massachusetts and was there practised, by some as cruelly as now on the worst sugar plantations of Louisiana. Mrs. Child, in her History of Women, says: *A worthy lady residing in Gloucester, Mass, was in the habit of giving away the infants of her female slaves, as people are accustomed to dispose of a litter of kittens. One of her neighbors begged an infant, which in those days of comparative simplicity, she nourished with her own milk, and reared among her own children. This woman had an earnest desire for a brocade gown, and her husband qot feeling able to purchase one, she sent her little nursling to Virginia and sold her, when she was about seven years old. [Phil. Bulletin.

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